Olympics

The Olympics are the summit of many riders’ ambitions, and so they do of course feature in horse and pony literature, though not as much as one might think. This is probably a reflection of the age of most pony book characters: a 14 year old doing Olympic level sport is not terribly likely.

Jilly Cooper: Riders – shenanigans, sex, horses and the Los Angeles OlympicsBrian Forbes: International Velvet – Velvet Brown’s niece is determined to ride son-of-Pie in the OlympicsDick Francis: Trial Run – Randall Drew is sent to Moscow to investigate a threat to an Olympic rider’s safetyBarbara May: Five CirclesDorothy Lyons: Smoke Rings – American Olympic trials storyLauraine Snelling: High Hurdles series – helped by God, a teenage girl wants to ride in the OlympicsLyndon Stacey: Deadfall – Lincoln Tremayne is determined to ride in the Olympic Three Day EventAlison Estes: Gold Medal Mystery – the twins’ trainer is riding at the OlympicsAlice O’Connell: The Blue Mare in the Olympic Trials – Pam wants to try out for the Olympic teamPat Smythe: Three Jays Go to Rome – the Three Jays hit Rome during the OlympicsJohn Richard Young: Olympic Horseman – Don trains his horses for eventing

About Jane Badger

I’m a freelance writer, editor and proof reader. I’ve written Heroines on Horseback (2019), a gallop through the pony book in children’s fiction, and have written the world’s largest website on equine literature.

I've now started up a publishing company dedicated to bringing classic pony fiction back into print.